Sawadee Thai — Restaurant in Pasco

Visited while I was having my vehicle serviced at McCurley Subaru. This restaurant is about 2 miles down the road. The signage on the main road says "Baan Khun Ya Thai Food," but the restaurant is Sawaddee Thai. I lived in Thailand for two years and try to find authentic dishes on the menus. The owner, Jerry, was running the front by himself and was a busy man. But I thought he did a great job managing seating, ordering, serving and (most important) refilling drinks. I showed up around 12:45 and stayed until 1:40 and there was a constant stream of customers. I ordered the Larb (pork, 3/5 spice level) with sticky rice. Jerry told me that might be a bit hot, but I assured him I lived in Thailand for an extended period and I could handle it. I thought the food was spot on to my order - spicy enough to make my nose water but not so hot that I couldn't eat the entire plate. It was good, with a great blend of spices. It comes with cabbage and cucumber and was a nice mid-day meal. It is worth a return visit...

Edit/update: Went in for lunch during the week and was extremely disappointed with the experience. While this place was worthy of four stars during my review several years ago, this is sadly no longer the case. The papaya salad had far too much fish sauce and also had a bit of rot on some of the tomatoes (picture included). We also ordered the tom kha soup and the server came out with tom yum, which we didn’t like. Also, prices have risen, and it seems like the quality of food does not match the current price.

Earlier review: Ordered the chicken satay, fresh rolls, avocado fresh rolls, chicken teriyaki dinner, mango sticky rice, and beef pho (not pictured). The chicken satay was most remarkable- I appreciated the authentic char on the exterior, as that is my favorite part of any grilled chicken item. The avocado fresh rolls were a nice vegetarian version of the fresh rolls that come with either chicken or shrimp. The mango sticky rice was tasty, but I would have liked more rice in the...

Probably the best Thai restaurant in the Tri-Cities. My wife and I pleasantly discovered this restaurant for lunch. Everything we ordered was delicious. The place is super clean and has a nice ambiance. My wife enjoyed Mango Curry with a choice of meat stewed in coconut milk with mango, onion, carrots and yellow curry. I really liked the Crispy Garlic Chicken with bite size pieces of chicken deep fried to a golden brown cooked with sweet garlic sauce. Both dishes came with a bowl of Jasmine Rice. They were spot on spice ratings (1-5) with (5) being the spiciest. I asked for a (2) rating and it was perfectly spiced and not over bearing. We will definitely come back to try other selections. They have a Lunch Buffet (only on Friday from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM) for $11.00. It’s an excellent opportunity to try many different Thai...